title: Candida hellenica var. hellenica as a possible cause of respiratory infection in a child with acute myeloid leukemia.
abstract: Candida hellenica var. hellenica (teleomorph Zygoascus meyerae) is a member of the genus Zygoascus that comprises species isolated from environmental sources such as damaged grapes. A case of a possible pneumonia due to this uncommon yeast in a pediatric oncology patient suffering from acute myeloid leukemia is described. To our knowledge, this is the first report concerning the isolation of the species from a pediatric patient and the second in humans.
authors.affiliation: 1st Department of Microbiology, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Aliki
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ioakimidou
authors.forename: Timoleon-Achilleas
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Vyzantiadis
authors.forename: Athanassios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tragiannidis
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arabatzis
authors.forename: Theodotis
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Papageorgiou
authors.forename: Aristea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Velegraki
authors.forename: Fani
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Athanassiadou
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Malissiovas
mesh_terms: D002175:Candida / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000150:complications*; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016533:Mycological Typing Techniques; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer